&sq=&lang=&file=File:Question_book-new.svg){kind=small} | This article needs additional citations for verification. (September 2020) |
| "Cloud Nine" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:The_Temptations_%E2%80%93_Cloud_Nine_single_cover.jpeg) One of the side labels of the Canadian single | ||||
| Single by The Temptations | ||||
| from the album Cloud Nine | ||||
| B-side | "Why Did She Have to Leave Me (Why Did She Have to Go)" | |||
| Released | October 25, 1968 | |||
| Recorded | Hitsville USA (Studio B/Golden World); October 1, 1968 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:37 | |||
| Label | Gordy G 7081 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Norman Whitfield Barrett Strong | |||
| Producer(s) | Norman Whitfield | |||
| The Temptations singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
"Cloud Nine" is a 1968 hit single recorded by The Temptations for the Motown label.[3] It was the first of their singles to feature Dennis Edwards instead of David Ruffin in the lineup, was the first of producer Norman Whitfield's psychedelic soul tracks, and won Motown its first Grammy Award. The song was written by Whitfield and former Motown artist Barrett Strong.
- ^ Lynskey, Dorian (21 May 2014). "Psychedelic soul: 10 of the best". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ Lundy, Zeth (2007). Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Life. 33 1/3. p. 44.
- ^ Show 50 - The Soul Reformation: Phase three, soul music at the summit. [Part 6] : UNT Digital Library